hyponymy

countable uncountable

(semantics) The semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous.

Japanese Meaning

下位語関係

During the seminar, the linguist demonstrated hyponymy by contrasting words like 'apple', 'banana', and 'orange' under the category 'fruit'.

セミナーで、言語学者は「果物」というカテゴリーの下にある「りんご」「バナナ」「オレンジ」といった語を対比して、下位語の意味関係を示した。

Sense（1）

(semantics) The semantic relation between hyponyms; the quality of being hyponymous.

hyponymies

（ plural ）